"of human expansion, a theme found in the future history novels of other science-fiction authors such as Isaac Asimov. The Hainish novels, such as ""The Dispossessed"", ""Left Hand"", and ""The Word for World is Forest,"" also frequently explore the effects of differing social and political systems. Le Guin believed that contemporary society suffered from a high degree of alienation and division, and her depictions of encounters between races, such as in ""The Left Hand of Darkness,"" sought to explore the possibility of an ""improved mode of human relationships"", based on ""integration and integrity"". ""The Left Hand of Darkness"" explores this"
"their own influence within the council; thus they eventually betray him to the Sarf, in order to save themselves. Their Open Trade faction takes control of the council after Ai's presence in Karhide becomes known at the end of the novel. ""The Left Hand of Darkness"" has received highly positive critical responses since its publication. It won both the Nebula Award, given by the Science Fiction Writers of America, and the Hugo Award, determined by science fiction fans. In 1987, ""Locus"" ranked it number two among ""All-Time Best SF Novels"", based on a poll of subscribers. The novel was also"
"The Left Hand of God (novel) The Left Hand of God is a fantasy novel written by Paul Hoffman and first released in 2010. It is the first book in a trilogy with the same name. The second book is ""The Last Four Things"", published in 2011, and the third is ""The Beating of His Wings"", published in 2013. The world is in a pre-industrial state. Many nations are dispersed across the globe; most important of which are the Roman-like Materazzi, fanatical Redeemers and their eternal opponents, Antagonists. The novel focuses the most on the conflict between Redeemers and Antagonists."
"fifth and early sixth centuries. It purports to be the memoirs of an Ostrogoth, Thorn. Laura Lam's young adult fantasy novel ""Pantomime"" and its sequel ""Shadowplay"" feature an intersex protagonist named Micah Grey. ""The Left Hand of Darkness"" is a multiple award-winning 1969 science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin. Le Guin's introduction to the 1976 publication of the book identifies ""Left Hand of Darkness"" as a thought experiment to explore society without men or women, where individuals share the biological and emotional makeup of both genders. ""2313"" is a science fiction novel written by Kim Stanley Robinson. It"
"novels during this time period, one of the most important being Ursula Le Guin’s Left Hand of Darkness. These gender novels shed light on new concepts regarding the gender construct and revisioned new theories surrounding what gender actually means and how it impacts the human person. Another quintessential gender novel that was produced in the 20th century is Le Guin's text, Left Hand of Darkness, which was published in 1969. Her book deals with whether gender constructs are in fact what constitutes a human being. To highlight just how entrenched the construct of gender is within society, she bases her"
"The Hand of the Devil (novel) The Hand of the Devil is a 2006 fantasy horror novel written by Dean Vincent Carter. It is centred on a young man named Ashley Reeves, a journalist for a science magazine ""Missing Link"". He receives a letter from a Reginald G. Mather to see the only example of the Ganges Red mosquito on his island in the Lake District. Agreeing to his terms, Ashley travels to the island alone, and becomes stranded, and what was once a good story quickly transforms into a macabre nightmare. Ashley Reeves -Ashley is the protagonist throughout the"
"lesbianism: Ursula K. Le Guin's ""The Left Hand of Darkness"" (1969) depicts trans-species sexuality, in which individuals are neither ""male"" nor ""female"" but can have both male and female sexual organs and reproductive abilities, making them in some senses bisexual. In ""The Language of the Night"", a collection of Le Guin's criticism, she admits to having ""quite unnecessarily locked the Gethenians into heterosexuality ... the omission [of the homosexual option] implies that sexuality is heterosexuality. I regret this very much."" Le Guin often explores alternative sexuality in her works, and has subsequently written many stories that examine the possibilities SF"
"Left Hand of Darkness"". However, some critics noted that the selections in ""The Language of the Night"" vary in significance, with ""both substantial and slender contributions to science-fiction journals and symposiums."" The collection was nominated for a Hugo in the newly created Best Related Non-Fiction Book category in 1980. The Language of the Night The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction is a collection of essays written by Ursula K. Le Guin and edited by Susan Wood. It was first published in 1979 and published in a revised edition in 1992. The essays discuss various aspects"
"Hand of Darkness"" in 1969. The Earthsea books, of which ""A Wizard of Earthsea"" was the first, have been described as Le Guin's best work by several commentators, while scholar Charlotte Spivack described ""The Left Hand of Darkness"" as having established Le Guin's reputation as a writer of science fiction. Literary critic Harold Bloom referred to the books as Le Guin's masterpieces. Several scholars have called the Earthsea books Le Guin's best work. Her work has received intense critical attention. As of 1999, ten volumes of literary criticism and forty dissertations had been written about her work: she was referred"
"bestseller lists for Waldenbooks and B. Dalton. The Hand of Chaos The Hand of Chaos is the fifth book in The Death Gate Cycle series written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. It was released in 1993. Haplo takes a submersible back to Draknor to retrieve his ship. He finds Samah there— wet, haggard, and lost. The leader of the Council has opened Death's Gate, allowing the dragon-snakes free access to all the four worlds. Haplo decides he is too tired to physically capture Samah and uses his ship to return to the Nexus through the now more easily travelled"
"The Hand of Chaos The Hand of Chaos is the fifth book in The Death Gate Cycle series written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. It was released in 1993. Haplo takes a submersible back to Draknor to retrieve his ship. He finds Samah there— wet, haggard, and lost. The leader of the Council has opened Death's Gate, allowing the dragon-snakes free access to all the four worlds. Haplo decides he is too tired to physically capture Samah and uses his ship to return to the Nexus through the now more easily travelled Death's Gate, where he makes his report"
"The Right Hand of the Grand Master The Right Hand of the Grand Master (, ""The Right Hand of the Grand Master Constantine""), also published as The Hand of the Great Master is a historical novel by 20th century Georgian writer Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, who first published it in 1939 in a literary magazine ""Mnatobi"". Subtitled ""knightly novel"" by the author, the book received much critical acclaim in Georgia and in Soviet Union as a whole, selling 700,000 copies of 12 publications of its Russian-translated version in the author's lifetime alone. A two-episode feature film ""The Right Hand of the Grand"
"Hellboy: The Right Hand of Doom The Right Hand of Doom is the fourth trade paperback collection in the ""Hellboy"" series created by Mike Mignola published by Dark Horse Comics on February 4, 2004 which collects various mini-series, one-shots and back-up features featuring fictional paranormal detective Hellboy. This two-page story by Mike Mignola was originally published in the 1999 ""Dark Horse Presents Annual"" and was colored for this collection. Mignola claims he wrote this story as a joke after stating he wasn't interested in writing about a young Hellboy only for it to prove a popular success. In the story"
"then she ""rushes out and bites my ankles with one sentence"". For example, Russ criticized Ursula K. Le Guin's 1969 ""The Left Hand of Darkness"", which won both the 1969 Nebula and 1970 Hugo awards for best science fiction novel, arguing that gender discriminations that permeated science fiction by men showed up just as frequently in science fiction by women. According to Russ, Le Guin's novel represented these stereotypes. However, Russ was well aware of the pressures of writing for a living since she was also an author herself. Russ also felt that science fiction gives something to its readers"
"part of a mixed Ekumen expedition to a new planet. Since they are now integrated into the Ekumen, it must take place after the other tales. Gethen Gethen, also called Winter, is a fictional planet in Ursula K. Le Guin's Ekumen universe. It is the setting for her science fiction novel ""The Left Hand of Darkness"". Gethen appears to have a surface gravity more or less similar to Earth and a human-compatible atmosphere (the Earth envoy sent there shows no sign of discomfort). Because of its cold climate, the planet is sometimes called ""Winter"". Gethen's axis is not tilted (as"
"The Hand of Thrawn The Hand of Thrawn is a pair of novels set in the ""Star Wars"" expanded universe, written by Timothy Zahn. They are sequels to Zahn's ""Thrawn"" trilogy. The continuing Star Wars saga includes Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, C-3PO, R2-D2, Lando Calrissian, Mara Jade Skywalker, Talon Karrde, Wedge Antilles, Corran Horn, Gilad Pellaeon, and various other Imperial personnel. The New Republic's stability is threatened by infighting and rumors that the tactical genius Grand Admiral Thrawn has returned from the dead. Jedi Master Luke Skywalker, uncertain of the directions his life is taking, tries to reduce"
"the death of Moctezuma, drive them from the city. Accompanied by members of other tribes, Cortés returns to carry out a bloody siege. Anita Mason Anita Frances Mason (born 1942) is an English novelist, best known as a former Booker Prize nominee. She is the author of eight novels, including ""The Illusionist"" (1983), ""The Racket"" (1990), and ""The Right Hand of the Sun"" (2008). Mason was born 30 July 1942 in Bristol, England. She was an only child. Her mother was a housewife, and her father worked at a factory that manufactured aircraft engines. After studying English at Oxford University,"
"writing a ""philosophical romance shot through with elements of horror and morbidity."" Some of the themes of the series as a whole are shadows, doubles and the nature of reality. The Hand of Oberon The Hand of Oberon is a fantasy novel by American writer Roger Zelazny, the fourth book in The Chronicles of Amber, published in book form by Doubleday in 1976. It was first published in serial format in ""Galaxy Science Fiction"". Corwin explores the true Amber, and finds the source of the Black Road, in the damaged primal Pattern. He learns that to repair the damage will"
"Gethen are ambisexual, with no fixed sex. This fact has a strong influence on the culture of the planet, and creates a barrier of understanding for Ai. ""The Left Hand of Darkness"" was among the first books in the genre now known as feminist science fiction and is the most famous examination of androgyny in science fiction. A major theme of the novel is the effect of sex and gender on culture and society, explored in particular through the relationship between Ai and Estraven, a Gethenian politician who trusts and helps him. Within that context, the novel also explores the"
"her parents she: Another critic has observed that Le Guin's ""concern with cultural biases is evident throughout her literary career"", and continues, Le Guin's novel ""The Left Hand of Darkness"" has been called ""the most sophisticated and technically plausible work of anthropological science fiction, insofar as the relationship of culture and biology is concerned"", and also rated as ""perhaps her most notable book"". This novel forms part of Le Guin's Hainish Cycle (so termed because it develops as a whole ""a vast story about diverse planets seeded with life by the ancient inhabitants of Hain"". The series is ""a densely"
"initially for teenagers. Le Guin had not planned to write for young adults, but was asked to write a novel targeted at this group by the editor of Parnassus Press, who saw it as a market with great potential. A coming of age story set in the fictional archipelago of Earthsea, the book received a positive reception in both the US and Britain. Her next novel, ""The Left Hand of Darkness"", was a Hainish Universe story exploring themes of gender and sexuality on a fictional planet where humans have no fixed sex. According to scholar Donna White, the book ""stunned"
"Three notable texts of this period are Ursula K. Le Guin's ""The Left Hand of Darkness"" (1969), Marge Piercy's ""Woman on the Edge of Time"" (1976) and Joanna Russ' ""The Female Man"" (1970). Each highlights what the authors believe to be the socially constructed aspects of gender roles by creating worlds with genderless societies. Two of these authors were pioneers in feminist criticism of science fiction during the 1960s and 70s through essays collected in ""The Language of the Night"" (Le Guin, 1979) and ""How To Suppress Women's Writing"" (Russ, 1983). Men also contributed literature to feminist science fiction. Prominently,"
"of Darkness"", directed and adapted by Jonathan Walters, with text adapted by John Schmor. The play opened May 2, 2013, and ran until June 16, 2013, in Portland, Oregon. In 2015, the BBC commissioned radio adaptations of ""The Left Hand of Darkness"" and the first three ""Earthsea"" novels. ""The Left Hand of Darkness"" was aired as two hour-long episodes, and ""Earthsea"" as six half-hour episodes. In 2017, the composer John Plant composed a sonata inspired by Le Guin's 'Earthsea' tales. She received a copy of the recording by mail and sent Plant a handwritten card expressing her appreciation for the"
"Dead Man's Handle Dead Man's Handle is the title of a 1985 action-adventure/spy novel written by Peter O'Donnell. It was the eleventh and final full-length novel chronicling the adventures of O'Donnell's comic strip creation, Modesty Blaise. Although O'Donnell continued to write the comic strip, he did not write any further Modesty Blaise literature until the 1996 volume, ""Cobra Trap"", which consisted of short stories. The headquarters of ""The Hostel of Righteousness"" is an old monastery on the small Greek island Kalivari. But this does not imply that the organisation is a particularly holy one. On the contrary, Dr. Thaddeus Pilgrim"
"The Fourth Hand The Fourth Hand is a 2001 novel written by American novelist John Irving. It is his 10th published novel. While reporting a story from India, Patrick Wallingford, a New York television journalist, has his left hand eaten by a lion. Millions of TV viewers witness the accident, and Patrick achieves instant notoriety as ""the lion guy"". In Boston, a renowned hand surgeon, Dr. Nicholas M. Zajac, awaits the opportunity to perform the nation's first hand transplant. After watching video of Patrick, Dr. Zajac contacts the journalist and pledges to find a suitable hand donor for him. Doris"
"The Dispossessed The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia is a 1974 utopian science fiction novel by American writer Ursula K. Le Guin, set in the same fictional universe as that of ""The Left Hand of Darkness"" (the Hainish Cycle). The book won the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1974, won both the Hugo and Locus Awards in 1975, and received a nomination for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award in 1975. It achieved a degree of literary recognition unusual for science fiction works due to its exploration of many themes, including anarchism and revolutionary societies, capitalism and individualism and collectivism."
"""The Left Hand of Darkness"". The 2014 awards saw over 1900 nomination submissions and over 3500 voters on the final ballot, while the 1964 awards received 274 votes. The 2015 awards saw 2122 nominating ballots and 5950 votes. The 2016 awards saw 4032 nominating ballots and 3130 votes. Brian Aldiss, in his book ""Trillion Year Spree: The History of Science Fiction"", claimed that the Hugo Award was a barometer of reader popularity, rather than artistic merit; he contrasted it with the panel-selected Nebula Award, which provided ""more literary judgment"", though he did note that the winners of the two awards"
"The Hand of Oberon The Hand of Oberon is a fantasy novel by American writer Roger Zelazny, the fourth book in The Chronicles of Amber, published in book form by Doubleday in 1976. It was first published in serial format in ""Galaxy Science Fiction"". Corwin explores the true Amber, and finds the source of the Black Road, in the damaged primal Pattern. He learns that to repair the damage will require the Jewel of Judgement, which he must retrieve from Earth. Corwin, Random and Ganelon go down to the Primal Pattern and see that it is damaged, with a dark"
"The Left Hand of the Electron The Left Hand of the Electron is a collection of seventeen nonfiction science essays written by Isaac Asimov, first published by Doubleday & Company in 1972. It was the ninth of a series of books collecting essays from ""The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction"". The title comes from the topic of the first section which deals with chirality of electroweak interactions and chirality of organic compounds and the possible connection between the two. Other essays in this book concern the effect of electron-spin direction on molecular structure e.g. the ""Inverse Sugar"" (similar to"
"The Left Leg The Left Leg is a novel that was published in 1940 by Phoebe Atwood Taylor writing as Alice Tilton. It is the fourth of the eight Leonidas Witherall mysteries. It's a winter day in Dalton (a New England town near Boston) and Leonidas Witherall, ""the man who looks like Shakespeare"", is stepping off a bus after having been accused of bothering a beautiful young woman in a scarlet wimple (who promptly becomes known as the Scarlet Wimpernel). He takes refuge in a hardware store run by a former student, Lincoln Potter. Potter is inclined to be helpful,"
"textured anthropology, unfolding through a cycle of novels and stories and actually populated by several anthropologists and ethnologists"". Le Guin employs the SF trope of inter-stellar travel which allows for fictional human colonies on other worlds developing widely differing social systems. For example, in ""The Left Hand of Darkness"" ""a human envoy to the snowbound planet of Gethan struggles to understand its sexually ambivalent inhabitants"". Published in 1969, this Le Guin novel: Geoffery Samuel has pointed out some specific anthropological aspect to Le Guin's fiction, noting that: However, Fredric Jameson says of ""The Left Hand of Darkness"" that the novel"
"had a vision of Cale being a creation of God, sent to fulfil the destiny of the Redeemers and cleanse humanity. Cale is betrayed by his lover Arbell and given to the Redeemers in exchange for peace. ""The Left Hand of God"" received a largely negative reception from critics. The reviews in ""The Telegraph"" and ""The Guardian"" criticised a poor coherence through the novel, a mixture of too many genres and a confusing plot. The Left Hand of God (novel) The Left Hand of God is a fantasy novel written by Paul Hoffman and first released in 2010. It is"
"receive the prize. On the other hand, Jon Fosse, former recipient of the prize, welcomed the decision, saying that Handke was a worthy recipient and deserved the Nobel Prize in Literature. Handke collaborated with director Wim Wenders on a film version of ""The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty"", wrote the script for Wenders' ""The Wrong Move"", and co-wrote the screenplay for Wenders' ""Wings of Desire"" and ""The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez"". He has also directed films, including from his own novels, ""The Left-Handed Woman"" and ""The Absence"". Peter Handke Peter Handke (; born 6 December 1942) is an Austrian novelist,"